Abstract Introduction: Nephrolithiasis in the United States has been on the rise during the
past several decades. Temperature has been shown to directly correlate with increased …

Purpose: The incidence of kidney stones in the United States is currently unknown. Here, we
assessed the incidence of kidney stones using recent, nationally representative data …

A New Era of Climate Medicine Chronic kidney disease of unknown origin, which is exacting
a rising death toll globally, is related to heat exposure and dehydration and is a sentinel …

Background Tobacco use and secondhand smoke (SHS) are risk factors of kidney stone
disease (KSD). The hypothesis is that tobacco produces chemicals that increase oxidative …

PURPOSE: Previous epidemiological works have reported that obesity is a risk factor for
kidney stone disease. However, the effect of increasing degrees of obesity on stone …

Purpose The association between menopause, postmenopausal hormone therapy, and
kidney stone disease has long been a topic of discussion and is still unclear. Moreover, most …

Objective: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) has
demonstrated an upward trend in prevalence of kidney stones (KSs) in the past 30 years …

Background and objective While impact of heat exposure on human health is well-
documented, limited research exists on its effect on kidney disease hospital admissions …

A tell-tale “bathtub ring” encircling the perimeter of Lake Mead signals the lowest levels of
the nation's largest water reservoir since the Hoover Dam was built in 1936. 1 This water …

The recent trend to not restrict calcium intake in peo- the surveillance bias introduced by the
two study periods, ple afflicted with calcium kidney stones represents the corresponding to a …